Kubuntu 8.04.2 Released

The Kubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Kubuntu 8.04.2, the
second and final maintenance update to Kubuntu’s 8.04 release. This release
includes updated desktop, and alternate installation CDs for the i386 and
amd64 architectures. This update is provided in recognition that the current
Kubuntu release (8.10) with its cutting edge KDE 4 desktop is not yet
appropriate for all users.

In all, over 200 updates have been integrated, and updated installation
media has been provided so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded
after installation. These include security updates, and corrections for
other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and
compatibility with Kubuntu 8.04.

To Get Kubuntu 8.04.2

Note: The alternate (non-live CD) for AMD64 is slightly over the normal size
limit used in Kubuntu. It is still smaller than standard CD capacities, but if
your CD burner has trouble with this image due to size, you should consider
one of the other images.

We recommend that all users read the release notes, which document
caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available here.

About Kubuntu 8.04.2

This is the second maintenance release of Kubuntu 8.04, which
continues to be supported with maintenance updates and security fixes
until October 2009.

Over 200 post-release updates have been integrated, and a number of
bugs in the installation system have been corrected. These include
security updates and corrections for other high-impact bugs, with a
focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Kubuntu 8.04.

See the USN list for a full list of Ubuntu security updates.
As of 2009-01-20, all updates affecting packages on the CD have been
applied.

A summary of notable updates follows. See
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug for specific information about a
particular bug number. A complete list of post-release updates can
also be found on this Kubuntu wiki page.

Installer updates

Create sambashare group and add the initial user to it (#238224)

Permissions on some system files and directories were set wrong when installing from Desktop CDs. For users tracking the recommended hardy-updates repository, this issue has already been corrected post-install (#288479)

Record the partition table as changed when a single partition’s file system type has changed, fixing bootloader installation failures when installing onto existing partitions (#149832)

Fix writing of /var/log/installer/oem-id in OEM mode (#251751)

Use the correct mirror for -security in the event of apt-setup/security_host being preseeded (#306356)

Fix problems with remote resources crashing kontact, most notably when using GCal (#286905)

General updates

Set hdparm power management to 254 for all hard drives while on AC, and 128 while on battery (note that suspend/resume still breaks this, and a more complete fix will be forthcoming for Ubuntu 8.04.3) (#59695)

Support CDs with no uncompressed Packages files, only compressed ones, enabling upgrade to future releases using CDs (#255545)

About Kubuntu

Kubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops and laptops built on top of the K Desktop Environment (KDE), with a fast and easy install and
regular releases. A tightly-integrated selection of excellent applications
is included, and an incredible variety of add-on software is just a few clicks
away.

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